The driving force behind Quito’s wide-ranging climate action plan is to become a climate resilient city. By 2025, the city aims to cut carbon emissions by 5% compared to 2015 levels.

Quito is busy building a totally new metro system and integrating it with the bus rapid system to get more people riding public transport. Electricity is being generated from landfill biogas, and initiatives are underway to protect the city’s unique biodiversity. There’s also a plan to strengthen the management of conservation areas. And to support sustainable agricultural production, Quito is helping its urban and peri-urban farmers upgrade their technology.

Quito is busy building a totally new metro system and integrating it with the bus rapid system to get more people riding public transport. Electricity is being generated from landfill biogas, and initiatives are underway to protect the city’s unique biodiversity. There’s also a plan to strengthen the management of conservation areas. And to support sustainable agricultural production, Quito is helping its urban and peri-urban farmers upgrade their technology.

WHY WE LOVE CITIES

Over half the world’s population now live in cities, and they generate over 70% of our climate footprint. But cities also offer an immense opportunity to create better places to live while contributing to a healthier planet in the process. Through better transport, green buildings, harnessing the power of nature, wasting less and loving more, cities can lead the way to a climate-friendly future.